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Painted portrait of Isaac Newton, who is looking slightly to his left. He has a long, wolffish face with a pale complexion and red lips. Newton’s hair is shoulder length and graying - the painting was made when he was 46 years old. He wears a dark coat and white shirt with a frilly collar.

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Painted portrait of Isaac Newton, who is looking slightly to his left. He has a long, wolffish face with a pale complexion and red lips. Newton’s hair is shoulder length and graying - the painting was made when he was 46 years old. He wears a dark coat and white shirt with a frilly collar.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 04-Jan-2024 18:46:17 UTC Robert McNees

Physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton was born #OTD in 1643.
Newton revolutionized our understanding of mathematics, mechanics, gravity, and optics. Later in life he served as warden of the Royal Mint, reforming currency and foiling counterfeiters.
Portrait: Barrington Bramley, after Godfrey Kneller

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